“… on the Feast of Stephen, when the snow lay roundabout … “

Some wonderful eye candy... for Saint Wenceslaus whose feast is in September but who is the subject of the song, Good King Wenceslaus! https://churchwonders.com/st-wenceslaus-church-wahoo-ne/ And a beautiful Christmas quote from Sigrid Undset (Christmas and Twelfth Night) "And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us [...]

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

Hail, O Lady, unique gateway through whom the Lord alone has passed! Hail, O you who, through your maternity, have shattered the locks of Hades! Hail, divine access towards salvation for the saved, O you so perfectly worthy of our praise! From the Akathist hymn to Our Lady written by Saint Romanus in Constantinople around [...]